Tag: Michican Public
Stateside: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
First, experts from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy spoke to the importance of the newly declared “Microplastics Awareness Week.” Then, a Michigan-born recipe developer and cook discussed her new book, Lebanese Baking, a more-than 100 recipe tribute to the flavors and techniques of Lebanon.
EPA workers in Michigan region furloughed as federal government shutdown continues
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency workers in Chicago — the headquarters of the region covering Michigan — are furloughed as the federal government shutdown continues.
Stateside: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025
Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources explains why so many deer are dying in southeast Michigan. An archivist with the state discusses how the opening of the Erie Canal kick-started Michigan’s population growth. And, an interview with jazz legend Herbie Hancock.
Group of residents hopes to reverse zoning for data center in Augusta Charter Township
Augusta Charter Township officials approved a rezoning for a data center, and supporters of a ballot initiative hope to reverse that decision in a vote next year.
Local officials disagree on how soon Flint water settlement funds will be distributed
Starting in 2014, tens of thousands of people living and working in Flint were exposed to lead and other contaminants in their drinking water. The exposure began after the ill-fated decision to change the source of the city’s tap water.